Tailor&#39;s appliance.



A. I. ROWE.

TAILOR/S APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. B. 1909.

Patented Jan. 11, 1910.

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TAILOR/S APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1910.

Application filed March 8, 1909. Serial No. 481,905.

To all whom "it may concern.

Be it known that I, ARTHUR F. ROWE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tailors Appliances, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to skirt markers, and has for its object to provide a strong, durable and thoroughly efficient device of this character specially designed for use by dressmakers, tailors and other persons, in fitting and hanging skirts and other garments.

A further object of the invention is to provide a skirt marker, the marking frame or platform of which may be adjusted vertically of the supporting frame, so that the edge of the skirt may be supported at any desired distance from the ground line, and parallel therewith.

A further object is to provide a skirt marker including a collapsible platform supporting frame and means for locking said frame in different positions of adjustment.

A further object is to provide a skirt marker, the construction and relative disposition of the several parts of which is such that the same may be readily knocked down for transportation or'storage.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the collapsible frame of my improved skirt marker, the sectional platform being removed in order to more clearly show the construction of said frame; Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view showing the manner of locking the frame in adjusted position; Fig. 3 is a detail transverse sectional view of the floor plate and its associated parts; Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the marking frame, the platform being shown in full lines, and the supporting frame in dotted lines; Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of the sectional platform; Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one section or segment of the platform detached; and, Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the supporting frame, showing the latter in collapsed position.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved skirt marker forming the subject matter of the present invention includes a collapsible supporting frame comprising side and end sections, each formed of pivotally connected cross legs 6 and 7 so that the same may be adjusted vertically to permit the marking of skirts of different lengths, and also to permit said cross legs to be collapsed or folded for transportation or storage. One of the cross legs of each set is provided with a centrally disposed recess 8 adapted to register with a corresponding recess formed in the mating cross leg, the opposite walls of the recesses being inclined or beveled so as to permit the cross legs of each set to be folded to a position parallel with each other.

Secured to the opposite ends of the cross legs of each set, are eyes 9 which engage corresponding eyes carried by the ends of the cross legs of an adjacent set, thus forming a flexible connection between the several sets of cross legs, and permit-ting said cross legs to be adjusted simultaneously to different positions.

The eyes of the forward set of cross legs are extended through the same, and form fastening devices for a pair of telescopic members 10 and 11, one of said members being provided with a series of notches or recesses constituting teeth 12 for engagement with the pawl 13 of the mating member. The pawl 13 is pivot-ally mounted in a clip 14 carried by the tubular member 11, one end of said pawl being provided with a fingerpiece 15, by depressing which, the active end of the pawl may be readily disengaged from the teeth or notches 12. One of the eyes or fastening devices is projected laterally beyond the tubular member 11 to form a support for a plate 16, the latter being preferably formed from a single piece of metal bent upon itself to form a socket for the reception of the extending end of said eye. Projecting laterally from one of the cross legs of the forward set, is an operating handle or lever 17 having its fixed end formed with a recess 18 to accommodate the tubular member 11 when the supporting frame is in folded or collapsed position.

The collapsible frame forms a support for a marking frame or platform, the latter being preferably formed in a plurality of sections 19, one end of each of which is provided with spaced plates 20 arranged to receive the end of an adjacent section, when said sections are assembled, whereby to form a substantially circular body portion.

Attention is here called to the fact that one of the plates 20 of each set is extended longitudinally beyond the end of the adjacent plate, so as to assist in guiding the edge of the adjacent section to proper position when assembling said sections preparatory to positioning the marking frame or platform on the main supporting frame.

In using the device, the main supporting frame is collapsed and placed in position on the floor with the plate 16 resting on the floor. The person on whom the dress is to be fitted, then steps within the frame, after which the dressmaker positions the sections comprising the marking frame or platform, with the lower surfaces of said sections resting on the supporting frame. The operator then holds the plate 16 firmly to the floor with one hand, and with the other eX- erts an upward pressure on the fingerpiece or handle 17, thus elevating the supporting frame until the desired adjustment has been effected, the active end of the pawl automatically engaging the teeth on the member 10 and locking the frame in adjusted position. Vhen the parts are thus assembled, the skirt will hang down to or upon the surfaces of the platform so that the dressmaker may pin the hem of the skirt at said surface,

thus causing the skirt to hang evenly from the hips with the lower edge thereof parallel with the ground.

In order to collapse the device for transportation or storage, it is merely necessary to release the locking pawl 13 and exert a slight downward pressure on the handle 17, when the cross legs of the main supporting frame will assume the position shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

Attention is here called to the fact that by reason of the flexible connections between the cross legs of the main supporting frame, adjustment of all of the cross legs of said frame may be simultaneously effected.

The platform will preferably be large enough to form a rest or support for the hands of the operator when pinning or adjusting the hem of a skirt, thus to allow the dressmaker to follow the folds of the skirt exactlyas they hang from the persons hips, and to mark or pin the hem without the necessity of drawing the skirt outwardly to the peripheral edge of the platform, which latter operation invariably results in incorrect measurements.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A skirt marker including a collapsible gage frame formed of a plurality of sets of pivotally united intersecting cross legs, a platform supported on the frame, and means for automatically locking the cross legs in different positions of adjustment, the cross legs of each set at their points of intersection being cut-away to form registering recesses to permit said legs to fold with the legs of each set bearing against each other throughout their entire length when the locking means is released.

2. A skirt marker including side and end walls, each formed of pivotally connected cross legs, flexible connections between the cross legs of adjacent walls, and a platform supported by the cross logs, the cross legs of each wall at their points of intersection being cut-away to form registering recesses to permit said cross legs to fold with the legs bearing against each other throughout their entire length.

3. In a skirt marker, a supporting frame having side and end walls, each formed of pivotally connected cross legs movable vertically to adjusted position, a sectional platform supported by the cross legs, and means for locking the supporting frame in adjusted position, the cross legs of each wall being provided at their points of intersection with registering recesses to permit said cross legs to fold with the legs bearing against each other throughout their entire length when the locking means is released.

4:. In a skirt marker, a supporting frame including a plurality of sets of pivotally connected cross legs, a platform supported by the cross legs, telescopic members con necting the cross legs of one of said sets, and means co-acting with one of the telescopic members for looking all of said sets simultaneously in adjusted position.

5. In a skirt marker, a supporting frame including a plurality of sets of pivotally connected cross legs, a platform supported by said cross legs, telescopic members connecting the cross legs of one set, teeth formed in one of the telescopic members, and a lock ing pawl pivotally mounted on the other member for locking the several sets of cross legs in adjusted position.

6. In a skirt marker, a collapsible supporting frame, and a platform carried by the frame and formed of a plurality of detachable segmental sections arranged when assembled to form an opening in said platform above the center of said supporting frame.

7. In a skirt marker, a collapsible supporting frame, a platform supported by said frame and formed of a plurality of detachable sections arranged when assembled to form an opening in the platform above the center of said frame and spaced plates secured to one end of each platform section and defining a recess for the reception of the edge of an adjacent platform section.

8. A skirt marker including a collapsible supporting frame movable vertically to eX- tended position and comprising a plurality of sets of pivotally united cross legs, a floor plate carried by one of the cross legs, a fingerpiece carried by another cross leg for moving all of said cross legs simultaneously to adjusted position, and means for locking said cross legs in adjusted position.

9. In a skirt marker, a supporting frame including a plurality of sets of pivotally connected cross legs, eyes formed on the opposite ends of the cross legs of each set and pivotally connected with corresponding eyes formed on the ends of the cross legs of an adjacent set, a platform supported by the cross legs, telescopic members connecting the cross legs of one of said sets, a locking memher carried by one of the telescopic sections and engaging the adjacent telescopic section for locking the several sets of cross legs in adjusted position, and a fingerpiece for raising and lowering the cross legs.

10. In a skirt marker, a supporting frame including a plurality of sets of pivotally connected cross legs movable vertically to adjusted position, a flexible connection between the opposite ends of adjacent cross legs, telescopic members connecting the cross legs of one set, a pin extending laterally from one of the telescopic members, a floor plate mounted on said pin, and means carried by one of the telescopic members and co-acting with the adjacent member for locking the cross legs of the several sets in adjusted position.

In tstimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY A. BOOTH, RALPH H. BOOTH. 

